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Pink Flatworm

Prostheceraeus roseus Lang 1884

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Prostheceraeus roseus was one of the first species collected during this study, first in summer of 2010, then in autumn of 2013 (14/05/2010 and 10/10/2013). Two specimens were captured in the mouth of the Ria de Arosa in Corrubedo: one on a rocky wall in “Canteiro”, at a depth of 27 metres (42°30.5540N, 009°05.1260W), and the other on Pycnoclavella producta (Ascidiacea) in “A Dianteira”, at a depth of 23 metres (42°30.9100N, 009°04.3750W). Prostheceraeus roseus is also known from the Gulf of Naples, Italy (Lang 1884). These findings represent the first record for the Atlantic coast outside the Mediterranean Sea.
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Carolina Noreña, Daniel Marquina, Jacinto Perez, Bruno Almon
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Noreña C, Marquina D, Perez J, Almon B (2014) First records of Cotylea (Polycladida, Platyhelminthes) for the Atlantic coast of the Iberian Peninsula ZooKeys 404: 1–22
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Carolina Noreña
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Daniel Marquina
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Jacinto Perez
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Bruno Almon
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